03/10/2023 | Hearing Loss, Patient Resources, Technology
October is National Protect Your Hearing Month, so our blog post this month will highlight hearing protection! Let’s face it. We live in a noisy world. Did you know that after age-related hearing loss (presbycusis), noise-induced hearing loss is the most common...
03/09/2023 | Hearing Aids, Patient Resources, Technology
What is electroacoustic analysis? Over the past year, the hearing instrument test box has quickly become one of my most-used pieces of equipment. Electroacoustic analysis (EAA) is a relatively quick test, and it provides so much data about how a hearing aid is...
03/08/2023 | Hearing Loss, Patient Resources
October is National Audiology Awareness Month! Almost everyone knows that audiologists treat hearing loss, but did you know that we also can diagnose and treat balance disorders too? In this blog, we’re going to talk about the connection between hearing loss and...
03/08/2023 | Hearing Aids, Hearing Loss, Patient Resources
At the end of every hearing aid orientation, I remind the patient, “your hearing loss didn’t occur overnight, so it will take some time to adjust to the hearing aids. Your patience and persistence will be well worth it.” What’s the connection...
03/08/2023 | Hearing Aids, Patient Resources, Technology
This morning a patient dropped off a dead hearing aid that we were able to completely fix with our Redux hearing aid drying system. It’s truly a marvel and prompted me to ensure that all of you know about one of our newest (and most used) tools. For this patient, we...
03/08/2023 | Hearing Aids, Patient Resources
Did you know that your ear canal is as humid as the Amazon Rainforest? Hearing aids are built to be worn 10+ hours a day, 7 days a week, in varying levels of humidity and heat—for years! When I think about everything a hearing aid goes through on a daily basis,...
